bacteria family
- noun
- /bækˈtɪəriə ˈfæmɪli/
- Specialized
:
familia de bacterias
- The bacteria family Lactobacillaceae includes many species used in food fermentation.
Examples
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Many bacteria families play crucial roles in ecosystems.
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The bacteria family includes various genera.
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Each bacteria family is distinguished by unique genetic characteristics.
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Scientists discovered a new bacteria family in the deep-sea hydrothermal vents.
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The researchers identified several different bacteria families in the soil sample.
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Understanding the characteristics of various bacteria families can help improve disease prevention.
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This classification chart shows how bacteria families are related to one another.
Synonyms
A group of rod-shaped bacteria often found in soil, water, and wounds
A large group of bacteria like E. coli and Salmonella that can cause infections
A large group of spiral-shaped bacteria that live in water or in oysters
A family of bacteria that turn sugars into lactic acid and include types that help make yogurt or cause disease
A group of small moving bacteria that use sulfur to live
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'family' as a scientific grouping combined with 'bacteria' yields a group of related bacteria, so a learner who knows both words can infer the taxonomic sense. This noun + noun/NP composition is cross-linguistically common and follows standard semantic combination, making it immediately understandable to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Bacteria family comes from the everyday idea of a 'family', people who are related and share traits. In biology, a family groups together different groups of bacteria called 'genera' that are closely related, so the term means 'a group of related bacteria'.
